What was found
TAILCONE WOULD NOT RELEASE WITH INTERIOR HANDLE OPERATION IAW AMDS 5350-01077-0101, STEP 11A. CORRECTED ON NON-ROUTINE. CHECKS PASSED IAW AMDS 5350-01077-0101. PULL CHECK WITH-IN LIMITS AT 33LBS.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2016
- Submitted
- September 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N941DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49814
- Aircraft time
- 70,775 hours, 52,926 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.